Dairy
Cattle exporter highlights challenges facing hauliers to a post-Brexit UK
The exporting of Irish dairy cows and heifers to the UK has been an increasingly popular market in recent years....
Live Cattle Exports
Beef
How have live exports fared so far this year?
Live cattle exports play a vital role in underpinning prices at Irish marts right across the country. Up to the...
Beef
Cattle shipment to Algeria back on track as 'issues resolved'
Issues relating to a shipment of live cattle to Algeria “have been resolved”, with the boatload now expected to depart...
Beef
Livestock vessel intended for Algeria lingers off Waterford coast
Livestock carrying vessel – the Sarah M – which had been scheduled to transport up to 1,200 bulls and bullocks...
Beef
Live cattle exports 2019: 'We're optimistic Algeria will come on stream'
Bord Bia’s Joe Burke is “optimistic” that the North African country of Algeria could become a key market for Ireland’s...
Beef
Analysis: The Irish live cattle export market in 2018
Live cattle exports are vital to the Irish beef industry. In a sector where beef processors have the monopoly, getting...
Beef
Live cattle export: How much is it worth to the industry?
Calf exports witnessed a massive increase in 2018. Some 138,234 calves were exported from Ireland by live export means over...
Beef
Where did all the calves that were exported this year go?
Calf exports witnessed a massive increase in 2018. Some 138,234 calves were exported from Ireland by live export means over...
Beef
Two boatloads of cattle destined for Libya next week
Two boatloads of cattle will leave Ireland bound for Libya next week. The consignment of bulls – both Friesians and...
Beef
Map: Ireland's live cattle exports up 32.7% - but where did they go?
The number of Irish cattle exported during 2017 has increased by 32.7% on the corresponding period in 2016, figures from...
Beef
Beef boost: 2,000 forward stores to be exported in the coming weeks
Approximately 2,000 Irish stores will be exported to a non-EU market in the coming weeks, after an agreement was reached...
Beef
Further contracts to ship Irish cattle to Turkey expected
Irish suckler farmers are holding on to the hope that further contracts, which would see more Irish cattle being shipped...
Beef
Turkey and Spain the two main positives for Irish cattle exports in 2016
The number of cattle exported from Ireland by live export means during 2016 fell by 18% on the year before,...
Beef
Main players in live exports come together as Algerian buyers show interest
Bord Bia and the main players in the live export sector came together for their annual meeting in Tullamore today...
Beef
'Barriers must be lifted' as cattle exports to Northern Ireland drop by 56%
The Department of Agriculture has been called on to remove the barriers in the way of Irish live cattle exports...
Beef
Fourth shipment of cattle to set sail for Turkey
A fourth shipment of cattle is set to sail to Turkey, carrying a load of approximately 3,000 weanling bulls. The...
Beef
'No effort to be spared to get vitally important Turkish trade moving'
Calls have been made to provide additional resources, in terms of manpower and funds to get the ‘vitally important’ Turkish...
Beef
Live cattle exports down 25% to date in 2016 - Finished cattle and calves worst hit
There has been a steep fall in the number of cattle exported from Ireland by live export means so far...